The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-03-10
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
COUNCIL.

COUNCIL.
The council bill authorizing any incorpor-
ated city to issue bonds for erecting school
houses ana city buildings and for water
the city's debt is not thereby nad to ex-
coed 4 per cent of the valuation, was taken
up under suspension of the rules and passed.
An executive session was he'd to receive
the house bill which provides for the removal
OF the United States court from Yankton to
Mitchell came up as the special order of the
day. Mr.. McCumber moved to postpone the
special order to 2 p. m. on Saturday next,
which motion prevailed
ton z Of chapter 43 Of General Laws Of 1855.
BY Ceilings, providing for the filing and record
Ing Of chattel mortgages bv township clerks.
By Galloway, 70 fix the compensation Of judges
same.
The house bill providing for the division of
counties was passed. The house bill pro-
viding for the assessment and taxation of
telegraph companies was made the special
order for 3 p. m. tomorrow. The house bill
to prohibit the sale of intoxicating LIQUORS
by local option was made the special order
for Monday afternoon.
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb. 24.-In
the house the following bills were intro
duced:
BY Mr. Terrill. prescribing the manner Of CIV
ing notice Of election: by Mr. Bidlake, author
ICING treasurers to collect taxes in certain cases:
Dy MI. Mentzer, for the protection of game; by
Mr.. Stewart of Fail River, repeating the law
creating a board of public health; by Mr..
Wyman, to establish village school districts: by
MIR: Dodds, to provide for additional buildings
and improvements for the insane asylum at
Jamestown: by MI. Dodds, to punish false pre-
lenses IN obtaining registration Of cattle and
other animals. and to punish the giving of false
DediRrees.
The council bill to prevent the spread of
nox1ous weeds in the territory was passed,
OF the commissioners Of McHenry county.
In committee of the whole. Adams bill pro-
vid1ng for punitive damages in railroad &C.
cidents, where bodies are consumed or uis-
figured by fire, was recommended to be in
definitely postponed. The bill repeating GER
tain sections of the act incorporating the
city of Mayville was recommended to pass.
When the committee rose the bill was read
the third time and passed. The bill provid-
ing for an experimental farm at Brookings
was passed, 80 to q; also the bill permitting
dr1ggs and Barnes counties to fund their
school indebtedness. The house again went
into committee of the whole and recon-
mended to pass the bill making an appro-
priarion of $4,000 for the establishment of
the University Of Central Dakota to be
making an appropriation OF $50, 900 for the
construction of a dormitory and wing to the
university at Vermillion; also the house bill
appropriating $25, 900 for the extension and
maintenance of the normal school at Spear
fish; also the house bill relating to trials in
Justices courts. The house had under dis
cussion the bill to prohibit traffic In obscene
literature when it adjourned.
COUNCIL.
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb. 25.-In
the council the following bills were intro
duced:
By Dodge. to make appropriations for the
maintenance Of the North Dakota Hospital for
the Insane, appropriating 1888, 600. By Dodge,
providing for the refunding Of outstanding in
debtedness Of school boards. By Wells, amend
Ing section A, chapter II, Political Code, for re-
districting counties into commissioner districts.
BY McCumber. providing an allowance to JUS
t1ces OF the supreme court for travelling ex-
penses: BY Galloway. to locate and sustain a
normal school department at Tower City. appro-
priating $4,000. By. Grigsby, concerning in
surance companies and authorizing the terrific
rial auditor to sue for and collect penalties for
doing business without compliance with the
section l. chapter SO. Laws of 1885. amending
section 8, chapter q. OF the Penal Code.
Council Bills Passed-Relating to township
assessors; relating to building and loan associa-
t1ons; for the protection of game birds; except
Ing bank deposits from limitation of debts of
private corporations; authorizing the construc-
ton OF bridges over navigable rivers in certain
places the Grand Forks billy. The house bill
passed for the assessment and taxation Of tele-
graph companies.
Adjourned.